Oxycodone seized after vehicle checked

OPP NEWS RELEASE ************************* HORNEPAYNE, ON - On May 30, 2010, Superior East OPP in Hornepayne along with the Kapuskasing OPP Drug Unit checked a black Chev Avalanche on Spruce Street.

OPP NEWS RELEASE

************************* HORNEPAYNE, ON - On May 30, 2010, Superior East OPP in Hornepayne along with the Kapuskasing OPP Drug Unit checked a black Chev Avalanche on Spruce Street.

As a result of investigation, two adults in the vehicle were arrested for possession of oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking.

A large quantity of oxycodone was seized with an estimated street value of $18,580.

Batisse, Omer, age 59 of Oshawa, Ontario, and Kathleen Taylor, age 50 of Calstock, Ontario, each stand charged with:

- Possession of Schedule 1 drugs

- Possession for the purpose of trafficking Schedule 1 drugs

- Trafficking Schedule 1 drugs.

The vehicle, a quantity of cash, as well as other related items were seized in relation to the offence.

Both subjects will appear in Hornepayne criminal court on August 19, 2010, to respond to the charges.

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